1953 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1953 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 16th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] .

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1953 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
*Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963
*Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player:
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1953 results

Eastern Illinois 84, Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 67 Findlay (Ohio) 80, Adams State (Colo.) 63 Mississippi Southern 106, Wisconsin-River Falls 72 Indiana State 100, Midwestern State (Texas) 76 Pasadena (Calif.) 107, Ricks (Idaho) 72 St. Benedict's (Kan.) 69, North Dakota 66 Nebraska Wesleyan 83, Arnold (Conn.) 62 Loyola (Md.) 66, Portland (Ore.) 64 East Texas State 57, Adrian (Mich.) 40 St. Peter's (N.J.) 81, Southwestern Oklahoma 60 Arkansas Tech 85, East Carolina (N.C.) 81 Arizona State-Tempe 81, East Tennessee State 79 Hamline (Minn.) 89, Louisiana Tech 80 Stetson (Fla.) 75, Iowa State Teachers 57 Southwest Missouri 95, Gonzaga (Wash.) 74 Tennessee A&I 89, Geneva (Pa.) 88 East Texas State 85, St. Peter's 68 Mississippi Southern 94, Loyola 83 Indiana State 100, Arkansas Tech 81 Nebraska Wesleyan 83, Arizona State 71 Hamline 88, Eastern Illinois 86 Findlay 96, Pasadena 93 Southwest Missouri 98, Stetson 71 Tennessee A&I 79, St. Benedict's 56 Hamline 102, Mississippi Southern 92 (Quarterfinals) Indiana State 106, Findlay 70 (Quarterfinals) Southwest Missouri 78, Nebraska Wesleyan 74 (Quarterfinals) East Texas State 72, Tennessee A&I 67 (Quarterfinals) Southwest Missouri 84, Indiana State 78 (Semifinals) Hamline 73, East Texas State 71 (Semifinals) Indiana State 74, East Texas State 71 (3rd) Southwest Missouri 79, Hamline 71 (Championship)

1953 NAIA bracket

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RD1=First Round March
RD2=Second Round March
RD3=Elite Eight March
RD4=NAIA National Semifinals March
RD5=NAIA National Championship March
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group3=BOTTOM TIER

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The third place game featured the losing teams from the final four to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

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References

ee also

* 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament